http://blog.mpdaugherty.com/2007/06/25/catching-up/ Mike's in China, doing tech stuff Sun, 05 Feb 2012 04:18:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://blog.mpdaugherty.com/2007/06/25/catching-up/#comment-32 Mon, 02 Jul 2007 18:19:26 +0000 http://mpdaugherty.wordpress.com/2007/06/25/catching-up/#comment-32 Hi, Mike. I have really enjoyed reading your diary. Your mother told me about it, and I have checked it once in a while. I enjoy your comments a lot. Some of your food photos make me hungry, too. As a retired English teacher, however, I must comment!!! I was looking at your photo of the great dictator’s feet and read your comment about the flowers “laying” there. It should be lying, of course, since there is no direct object. Things lie there, or they lay there, but that’s after being placed there, which would a form of lay or laid or laying. I laid the flowers there, for example. Or, I will lay the flowers down here so some bird won’t poop on them. I also enjoy your comments about music. I have actually heard a theromin (sic ?) a couple of times. The Cleveland Orchestra played a work that required its use, but I don’t recall right now the name of the piece or the composer. I’d have to think about it. Enjoy your visit and your travels. Jim Williams

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